Accounting and the ethics challenge: Re-membering the professional body

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-189

  Cowton, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codes of ethics; Moral community; Professional bodies; Professional ethics; Professions

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349342834     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2009.9663359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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